A Girl Finds the Actual Locations of Iconic Movie Shots and Gives Them a Second Life
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02/17/2019

Andrea David is a blogger and avid traveler who’s been visiting iconic filming locations since 2004. She usually takes a printed picture from a movie and fits it inside the existing site. Her work is wonderfully coordinated and synchronized with real-life locations. She manages to bring memories back to people’s minds and give us a better view of the environments films were made.
At Bright Side, we thought we’d make a review of Andrea’s work since we admire it and believe you will too.
1. Harry Potter — at Hogwarts — the real location is Alnwick Castle in England
2. Home Alone 2 — outside The Plaza Hotel in New York City
3. When Harry Met Sally — filmed in Katz’s Delicatessen in New York City
4. The Beatles — from the album cover Abbey Road — Filmed outside the Abbey Road Studios in St. John’s Wood, London
5. Friends — at the infamous Central Perk Coffee Shop, taken at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank California
6. Jaws — on Amity Island, which is really at the Joseph Sylvia State Beach in Massachusetts
7. The Big Bang Theory — where they took their Star Trek photos on their way to the Bakersfield Comic-Con, filmed in Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park in California
8. Bride Wars — filmed in the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston
9. Home Alone 2 — outside Radio City Music Hall in New York City
10. Spectre — a James Bond movie filmed at the ice Q restaurant in Austria
11. Shutter Island — at the Medfield State Hospital near Boston, Massachusetts
12. Harry Potter — again at Hogwarts, aka Alnwick Castle in England
13. The Beach — at Maya Bay in Thailand
14. Good Will Hunting — at a public park in Boston, Massachusetts
15. The Shining — inside the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado
16. Fast and Furious — at Dominic Toretto’s house on East Kensington Road, Angelino Heights, in Los Angeles
17. Game of Thrones — at Playa De Itzurun in Zumaia
18. The Simpsons — in Times Square, New York City
19. Breakfast at Tiffany‘s — outside the Tiffany and Co. store in New York City
20. The Notebook — at Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens in South Carolina
21. Hangover 2 — at the Lebua State Tower Hotel in Bangkok
What do you think of Andrea’s work? We think it’s beautiful and are sure that she will never run out of new material.
Please note: This article was updated in April 2022 to correct source material and factual inaccuracies.
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And I visited Times Square in NY 2 years ago. Astonishing place with crazy atmosphere
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